A few days after Fang Huan was dismissed, Lin Yanchao and Yu Shenxing went to Wenyuan Pavilion to report to the cabinet.

Lin Yanchao's previous palace examination article said that Pei Du, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, asked the Son of Heaven to convene the world's talents in the prime minister's private residence to discuss state affairs.

This is because Pei Du wanted to quell the rebellion at that time, and it was impossible to do everything to the Son of Heaven one by one, so he concentrated the power of deliberation in his own hands to improve the administrative efficiency of the government.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister and set up six ministries to prevent dualistic politics.

If the prime minister is abolished, the six Shangshu do not need to report to the prime minister, and can directly report to the Son of Heaven.

But except for Zhu Yuanzhang, a fierce man, most of his descendants do not have the ability to take charge of the entire world affairs alone.

So the role of the cabinet is reflected.

The cabinet turned out to be only the secretary of the Son of Heaven, and when the six ministries played to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven could ask the Cabinet if he encountered difficulties or did not understand.

Later, the major national affairs became more and more difficult, and the Son of Heaven thought to himself, since he didn't understand anything, he simply asked the six-part piece to be handed over, and directly handed it over to the cabinet to discuss the disposition of the cantata, and then write a small note about the handling of the opinion, wouldn't it be better.

So the system has evolved like this, and this little strip is the origin of the vote.

Later, the weight of the cabinet and the opinions of the votes basically became the content of the holy decree.

Under the politics of hypocrisy, the Son of Heaven only has the power to say yes and no. Therefore, in order to pass the chapter, the six ministries will not consult the emperor first, but will first report to the cabinet before the inscription, and then write the inscription after obtaining the approval.

Of course, as a scholar, you can also put on a separate question book without consulting with the cabinet in advance, but when your own question book is beaten back by the cabinet several times in a row, it is equivalent to losing your prestige in front of your subordinates, so the position of Shangshu will not be long in coming.

However, Shangshu's report to the cabinet is tantamount to returning to the old way of reporting to the prime minister first.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet did not have the name of the prime minister, but there was the fact of the prime minister.

Now Shen Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is still sick, so Yu Shen and Lin Yanchao, the two left and right waiters, are picking up the burden and coming to Wenyuan Pavilion to do things today.

On this day, Xu Guo was not in the cabinet, so Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue presided over the cabinet affairs.

The two of them met Yu Shenxing and Lin Yanchao in the meeting room in Wenyuan Pavilion.

When he stepped into the meeting room, Lin Yanchao also felt that he was finally not far away from the prime minister, and everyone was already directly facing the superiors and subordinates.

In the position of waiter in the Ministry of Rites, you can directly enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

How to say this sentence, in the imperial court, Lin Yanchao has the qualifications to be nominated by the Ministry of Officials. Of course, although Lin Yanchao now has the qualifications to be qualified, there are more people in front of him in terms of qualifications, but no matter what, he is already a real prime minister.

While Lin Yanchao was pondering, Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue pushed the door in.

He and Yu Shenxing both got up and saluted, and then a few people took their seats.

Lin Yanchao now has a delicate relationship with Shen Shixing, and when he discussed Hai Rui's matter that day, he touched the taboo in his heart, which made Shen Shixing's attitude towards him change.

The slightest suspicion in officialdom will plant a seed for later things.

The reason why Lin Yanchao is here today is because of Shen Shixing, but the longer he is an official, the more he finds that his political views and Shen Shixing are more and more different, and how to continue the relationship between the two below is also a dilemma.

Yu Shenxing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said at the moment: "This is a few nicknames of Haigang Peak discussed by the Ministry of Rites, please read it in the two middle halls." ”

Yu Shenxing handed over a note, and Shen Shixing looked at it and said: "I think this word Zhongjie is very good, loyal and upright, what do you think Yuanyu?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "As Yuan Weng said, although the rest are not bad, they are not as good as the word Zhongjie. ”

Shen Shixing said to Shen Xing: "For the ministers, they should serve the king in a straight way, this time the Ministry of Rites proposed a very good name, just the word Zhongjie." ”

Yu Shenxing said: "Thank you Yuanfu for your praise." There is also the matter of posthumous gifts, after the discussion of the ministry, it is planned to posthumously seal Haigang Peak as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Hai Rui was posthumously presented to the crown prince Taibao in history, because his last official was the imperial history of the right capital of Zhengerpin.

Shen Shixing did not object when he heard this.

Lin Yanchao said: "Half a month ago, when the envoy of the Fuyu Ministry was paying tribute, he drew a knife at the noon gate and injured three palace guards, which was really disrespectful to His Majesty. ”

"But the rest of the Fu is one of the three departments of the first emperor to seal Duoyan, there is a dragon work, in recent years, it has always been respectful, no more than the Taining Department repeatedly offended the side, in case of heavy responsibility for the rest of the Fu, so that it is thrown to the Taining Department, it is easy to cause unrest in the eastern part of Liaodong, especially in the east of Korea, the situation in Japan is still unknown, at this time Liaodong can not be chaotic."

"Therefore, the suggestion of the lower officials is to detain this envoy in Beijing first, and then send officials to communicate with the Fuyu Department in Liaodong, and finally only punish the injured person, and do not implicate the Fuyu Ministry."

After listening to Lin Yanchao's words, Wang Xijue said: "Zong Hai, this move is too weak to Fanbang, as soon as this matter comes out, the officials will be heavily responsible for the rest of the Fu!" ”

Lin Yanchao immediately said: "Qiyu Zhongtang, the lower official asked why the envoy of the Siyi Pavilion lost his honor that day, it turned out that the two sides could not understand the language, and the sky was unknown at the time, and the other party was not familiar with the road in the palace and took the wrong door, and finally when the guards wanted to surrender the knife, the other party refused to hurt people." ”

"The reason for all this is that the Huitong Pavilion did not teach the etiquette of the envoys to pay tribute in advance, and the responsibility for this matter lies with the Huitong Pavilion and the Ministry of Rites."

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue glanced at each other, deeply feeling that Lin Yanchao was not easy.

The envoy hurt people in the palace, and the Ming Dynasty officials thought that the other party was trying to assassinate the Ming Emperor.

The letter not only advocated the execution of the envoy and the cessation of the exchange of markets with the Fuyu Ministry, but even advocated sending troops to destroy the Fuyu Ministry.

But thinking with his ass, he also knew that it was impossible for the envoy to assassinate the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven has been exempt from the court for two years, and the court meeting is just a formality.

Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, they are not confused, and they know that most of the officials use this matter to show their loyalty and integrity.

But if you want to oppress others because of this, it will be easy to bear the infamy and become the Lord and the faction.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao advocated this matter, and the Ministry of Rites came forward to take the responsibility on his body, so that such a matter was lightly exposed and a disaster of war was resolved.

Shen Shixing said: "According to what you say, this hall is under the jurisdiction of the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites, and this matter is held accountable to the governor and the head of the hall, and the host and guest are in Langzhong." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The lower official is in charge of the host and guest department, and he also has the responsibility, and he is willing to ask the Son of Heaven for guilt." ”

Wang Xijue nodded when he heard this, and was about to speak for Lin Yanchao.

But he listened to Shen Shixing: "It's okay, then you can write this matter and submit it to the Son of Heaven!" ”

Shen Shixing then said to Wang Xijue in Jiangsu dialect: "It's also that the palace guards are too, if they take the knife at that time, nothing will be useless." ”

Wang Xijue saw that Shen Shixing had an order, and it was inconvenient to intercede for Lin Yanchao, so he immediately smiled and said, "Yuan Weng is right." ”

Lin Yanchao was not surprised by Shen Shixing's decision, and he just wanted to use this matter to sell personal favors and win over the rest of the Fu.

Yu Shenxing said again: "The two middle halls, now that Haigang Peak has passed away, and the court has lost a pillar of the minister, the Tianli Newspaper of the Ministry of Rites has decided to publish an article on the front page, and the title of the newspaper is to 'Green Pine and Cypress Haigang Peak ......'"

Shen Shixing listened, and pondered the words and said: "Green pines and cypresses? ”

"Green pines and cypresses, not only proud of the Qing Festival, but also can be the pillars, Tianli Bao to the article to the provincial officials, and Haigang Peak as an example."

Shen Shixing said with a smile: "Keyuan, this matter is not your idea!" ”

Yu Shenxing smiled when he heard this, and Lin Yanchao immediately said to Shen Shixing: "Qi Yu Zhongtang, this matter is the student's idea. The reason why the words 'green pine and cypress' are used is that it is easy to understand, not only the officials can understand it, but the common people can also understand it. ”

Shen Shixing said with a smile: "It's good for officials to learn Haigang Peak, why should the people also know?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Let the people know that it is to let them know that there are indeed officials like Haigangfeng in the court, they are honest officials, dare to be the first in the world, and always think of the common people." ”

Yu Shenxing nodded and said, "The opinion of the lower officials is the same as that of the right uncle. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Not only that, the students plan to let Tianli Bao publish three issues in a row, not only to praise Haigangfeng's incorruptibility, but also to praise Haigangfeng's merits in governing the river, as well as the courage to be the first in the world. ”

After listening to Lin Yanchao's words, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue showed a slightly fresh expression.

Lin Yanchao's method, they had never heard of it before, and they had never heard of it.

It turned out that the imperial court's recognition of an official was to posthumously present an official position, give him a nickname, and then his wife and son would be gone.

It is the first time that Lin Yanchao has made such a big publicity.

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue both felt that this matter was a bit big.

Wang Xijue said: "This matter is simply ...... Unprecedented, fresh and creative. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Qi Yu Zhongtang, the lower officials think that the opinions of the imperial court represented by Tianli, this green pine and cypress are just to clarify Haigang Peak." Officials all over the world think that Hai Gangfeng is above the law and order, for the official to be honest, and finally the official to the third grade, but the lower officials think otherwise, Hai Gangfeng's achievements in office are also outstanding, but unfortunately he has not been reused by the court most of the time, otherwise he can be written in a big book. But even so, Hai Gangfeng is in Nanjing, and he has many commendable achievements in Beijing. ”

"There is another consideration for the lower officials, the atmosphere in today's officialdom is to praise the Qingjie, but the more it praises the Qingjie, the more I don't know whether it is true or false, it is better to judge by merit, this is a meritorious thing, the people of the world see it, and the public opinion is in the hearts of the people! The official praises Haigang Peak, and it is an example for officials all over the world, how to be honest and honest, how to do things! ”

Shen Shixing thought for a while and said: "It's not impossible to do this, but the article on Hai Gangfeng published in Tianli Daily, in addition to being verified by the Department of Transportation, needs to be submitted to the cabinet for review, and it is only allowed to be published in the newspaper after permission." ”

When Shen Shixing said this, the implication was that he would personally check it.

Lin Yanchao was still relieved when he heard this, he was still worried that Shen Shixing was stuck in this matter, but now his proposition can be realized.